Eating
Once kids are stressed they refuse to eat. However the day before and on the examination eating healthy is essential. So don’t forget to give her a nutritious meal, and if she is unwilling then find ways like eating together, while watching her favourite movie etc to make her eat.
Smart Strategy
This will not happen in a day and is more of a process. For example: make a chart for History dates and stick it to her wall for her to see every day; play learning a new word everyday from the newspaper etc for English; plan out a timetable etc.
Meditate
This is again a process. Teach her the art of meditation. It not only soothes the nerves but increases concentration too. Also, a little bit of prayers and a little bit of exercise regularly goes a long way in keeping the exam tension at bay.
Just Before Exams
- Tell her not to discuss too much with friends
- As a parent, be around but don’t make her listen to too many ‘to dos’ from you either.
- Teach her that if she feels she does not know any question, then just to skip them and come back to it later on.
- When she gets stuck at a problem, tell her that instead of panicking, she should just close her eyes for a moment and breathe deeply.
